to even have that conversation was absolutely taboo for the last 22 years. you have republicans talking openly like sean hannity about comprehensive immigration reform. republicans were buking mitt romney over his explanation of defeat saying obama showered gifts on constituency groups. i think that's more than rhetorical. that might be a recognition on the part of republicans that that kind of language has defined their he policies too much for the last four years. we'll see if there's a shift there. i think the ground has changed a lot in the last ten days. >> well, i'm, you know, here in d.c. guys in our nation's capital. i was walking around earlier, and the sun is shining, birding are chirping, democrats and republicans walking arm in arm on the mall together. >> that's not happening. >> that didn't happen. >> i think i saw john boehner and nancy pelosi sharing a rootbeer float out of the same straw at johnny half shell. it's the dawn of a new era. i'm positive about it. >> a lot of important things happened this week. i wasn't totally shocked by any of